Human - Environment Interactions
This unit investigates the roles and effects of human linkages to the biosphere and ecological systems and the impact of our rural and urban land use practices. On our planet, resources are not distributed evenly. you ca examine the spatial distribution of the planet’s resources, and the short- and long-term consequences of promoting and maintaining sustainability.
Environmental Planning and Management
Environmental planning concerns itself with the decision making processes where they are required for managing relationships that exist within and between natural systems and human systems. Environmental planning endeavors to manage these processes in an effective, orderly, transparent and equitable manner for the benefit of all constituents within such systems for the present and for the future. Present day environmental planning practices are the result of continuous refinement and expansion of the scope of such decision making processes. Some of the main elements of present day environmental planning are:
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Environmental Geography Career Profile
As a class, we will explore over 6 environmental/geography-related career opportunities that are available to you. This is only a sample of the possibilities that the field of geography offers.
To complete your assignment, follow the steps below:
Here are the Career Options, we will choose tomorrow in class, but have a look if you want to browse the choices:
A-Z Career List
Click here for a copy of the assignment: Environmental Geography Career Profile
Click here for an assignment exemplar: Geo Career Exemplar
To begin your research, click on the following link and find your career:
ECO Canada – Environmental Careers Organization
Additional Info:
Tracking Employment through Canada's Green Economy
Profile of Canadian Environment Employment
Inspiration: Geographer’s Making a Difference Video
To complete your assignment, follow the steps below:
- Choose your career (one per student)
- Complete the Environmental Career Profile Research Sheet
- Complete the Sources Tracking Sheet
- Create a poster that includes the following:
- Career Title: First Letter Extra-Large and Bold (e.g. Urban Planner)
- My Education and Experience: (post-secondary and professional—try to make these Canadian-based, although experience may be local, regional, and/or global)
- My Accomplishments: (professional achievements—your relevant ‘imagined’ experience)
- My Typical Day… (describe work schedule and environment –in text/image)
- I love my Career because…(max 2 sentences)
Here are the Career Options, we will choose tomorrow in class, but have a look if you want to browse the choices:
A-Z Career List
Click here for a copy of the assignment: Environmental Geography Career Profile
Click here for an assignment exemplar: Geo Career Exemplar
To begin your research, click on the following link and find your career:
ECO Canada – Environmental Careers Organization
Additional Info:
Tracking Employment through Canada's Green Economy
Profile of Canadian Environment Employment
Inspiration: Geographer’s Making a Difference Video
If we cared about the Environment as much as we did Football...
Good News Friday: BIOMIMICRY
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Also known as design inspired by nature, biomimicry draws from the evolutionary wisdom of nature. Watch the following videos and complete the handout provided to develop your understanding of the meaning and significance of this cool [new-ish to humans] science.
Now read this article to sum up our investigation on Biomimicry (complete questions on handout provided)
David Suzuki: Biomimicry offers hope for sustainable future
Handout for today’s lesson: CGR-Biomimicry
Now read this article to sum up our investigation on Biomimicry (complete questions on handout provided)
David Suzuki: Biomimicry offers hope for sustainable future
Handout for today’s lesson: CGR-Biomimicry
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
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The Impact of Humans on Earth to Date
The Earth is 4.54 Billion years. Scientists estimate that humans have been living on Earth for 200,000 years. This means that humans have been on earth for less than 1% planet’s existence.
How can this be when humans have had such a drastic impact on earth? Watch the following film and complete the handout attached below to explore some of the impacts of humans on the earth-to-date:
How can this be when humans have had such a drastic impact on earth? Watch the following film and complete the handout attached below to explore some of the impacts of humans on the earth-to-date:
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How Many People Can the Earth Support?
Check out this video to get a better understanding of human’s carrying capacity. This is an important concept in this unit when considering human’s impacts and goals for a sustainable future.
Human Environmental Interactions - The Local Level
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Human Environmental Interactions - Urban Sprawl vs. New Urbanism
Urban SprawlIt is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. Residents of sprawling neighborhoods tend to live in single-family homes and commute by automobile to work. Low population density is an indicator of sprawl. Urban planners emphasize the qualitative aspects of sprawl such as the lack of transportation options and pedestrian friendly neighborhoods.
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New Urbanism New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s and continues to reform many aspects of real estate development and urban planning.
New Urbanism is strongly influenced by urban design standards prominent before the rise of the automobile and encompasses principles such as traditional neighborhood design (TND) and transit-oriented development (TOD). It is also closely related to Regionalism and Environmentalism. |
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Calgary's Urban Sprawl
"URBANIZED" A Documentary on New Urbanism
GOOD NEWS FRIDAY: ECODUCTS!
Ecoduct Bridges…also known as wildlife crossings, these are man made bridges above highways that enable animals to get across safely!
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Ecoduct Article
Exploring China's Ghost Towns
Empty Cities, 2012 China is the world's most populated country but it's full of vast, empty cities, including a replica Paris. Is it forward thinking or a crazy economic risk?
From the Economist: Property in China: Haunted Housing
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Canada's Boreal Forest - A Look at Human Impact
So we know forests are extremely important to a healthy and sustainable world. But let’s take a closer look at one of Canada’s Forest gems–the Boreal Forest. We are fortunate to house one of the largest intact forest ecosystems in the world. But this vast forest that spans the country faces many human threats. In today’s lesson, you will investigate the current issues facing this valuable resource by exploring the forest’s value to people, planet, and profit.
Interactions Activity
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Moral Implications of Cultural Carrying Capacity
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